Tech unicorns face fresh bubble fear November 24, 2015 Traders are piling up short interest on early stage technology firms after a string of young companies made market-busting initial public offerings (IPOs). The so-called “unicorns” – companies which are valued at $1bn before they have launched onto the stock market – are being targeted by traders betting their share prices will fall. Although they [...]
Fallout 4 review: Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic wasteland is a masterpiece November 23, 2015 ★★★★★ | PS4, XBO, PC Games like Fallout 4 don’t come around very often. Developer Bethesda is known for creating huge and richly detailed open worlds (the best example of which being its celebrated fantasy RPG, Skyrim). But while its games are piled high with incredible things to do and see, they’re also infamous for [...]
Need for Speed review: A bleakly uninteresting racer in an abandoned ghost town November 20, 2015 ★★☆☆☆ | PS4, XBO, PC Need For Speed, a tepid reboot of the sprawling, 20-year-old franchise, tries to cherry-pick the best elements of the series but fails on almost every conceivable level. It's ostensibly an open-world racer, but as you only see that world from freeways and slip-roads, the details quickly become little more than a repeating urban [...]
iPad Pro review: Apple’s ridiculously massive tablet is the greatest iOS device they’ve ever made November 20, 2015 ★★★★★ From £679, apple.com/uk I really do love the iPad Pro. I love its gigantic screen, which makes everyone sitting near you lean closer and say “wow, is that the new iPad?" I love how Apple has finally mastered both the hardware and software to make sketching and note-taking feasible. I like the typing solution [...]
Has your iPad Pro gone black? Apple confirms there’s a problem with tablet freezing November 20, 2015 Apple has confirmed that there is a problem with its new iPad Pro, which it launched in September with business users in mind. The Cupertino-based company posted a message on its support site advising users how to deal with an issue which saw the tablet stop responding. Under the headline "If your iPad Pro stops [...]
London is now a true rival to Silicon Valley – but risks loom November 19, 2015 This year has been dubbed the Year of the Unicorn. It’s not an allusion to the success of the Scottish National Party – the unicorn being the national symbol of Scotland – but rather a reference to the booming global startup scene. In the world of venture capital, “unicorn” is applied to young tech [...]
Best London mobile phone network: EE beats O2, Three and Vodafone November 19, 2015 Looking for the best mobile phone network in London? EE has just been crowned number one for the sixth time running in Rootmetrics’ latest stress test of the capital. EE is far ahead of its competition when it comes to mobile networks for Londoners, according to the tests by independent mobile performance analytics firm Rootmetrics, [...]
Dong Energy to pump £6bn into the Humber region as it builds a fleet of wind turbines November 19, 2015 Denmark’s Dong Energy will pump £6bn into the Humber region between 2013 to 2019, as it builds a fleet of offshore wind turbines close to the coast of the Humber estuary. Dong currently has two offshore wind farms in the Humber region, and two projects in the construction phase. It's also acquired the lease for [...]
The Shard skyscraper wins new letting after poaching fintech firm from the City November 19, 2015 The developers behind the Shard skyscraper at London Bridge have secured another letting after poaching fintech firm Sapphire Systems from the City. The global software solutions firm has agreed to take 15,700 square feet of office space on level nine of the tower, City A.M. can reveal. It is understood to be paying in the [...]
These are the top 10 tech freelancers businesses are desperate to get their hands on November 19, 2015 With London’s tech sector booming, fast-growing new companies snapping at the heels of monolithic incumbents and nearly every business looking to ramp up its use of tech, it’s no wonder the demand for computer whizz kids is booming. The number of tech projects listed on freelancer.com, a jobs site, climbed four per cent in the three [...]